Advisers bullish about buoyant IP sales prospects over next five years – PDG
Nine in 10 advisers think income protection (IP) sales will grow over the next five years. This is according to ...
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FCA prioritising protection claims experiences and product switching incentives
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will look into claims experiences and incentives for consumers to switch products as part of ...
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FCA protection market study workshop to feature three advice bodies
Three adviser groups will be represented at the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) pure protection market study stakeholder workshop. The workshop ...
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FCA Protection Market Study will take firm-by-firm approach to ‘outlier behaviour’ – Rathi
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Protection Market Study will mirror the regulator’s Premium Finance Study's firm-by-firm Consumer Duty approach rather ...
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FCA gave sector good grades, but work to do on service levels and closing protection gap – Hamilton
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) gave the sector some “pretty good” grades in its Market Study interim report, but there ...
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FCA to investigate IP claims ratios and wider claims experiences – Pritchard
Too many people lack protection cover for when things go wrong, according to Sarah Pritchard, deputy CEO at the Financial ...
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Restricted panels can allow intermediaries to negotiate higher commissions – FCA
Restricted insurer panels can be used as an intermediary strategy to negotiate higher commission rates, according to the Financial Conduct ...
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Insurers write off £100m commission clawback due to poor adviser practice – FCA
Insurers have written off at least £100m in clawback commission debt due to poor adviser behaviour with another £19m outstanding. ...
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Protection claims ratios match highest in GI but FCA examining IP
Claims ratios from pure protection insurance products are generally above 50% and typically higher than most general insurance (GI) products, ...
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FCA protection gap proposals include targeted support and IP exploration
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a series of actions and options it can undertake to help the protection ...
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